Development of high-strength, high-conductivity Cu–Ag alloys for high-field pulsed magnet use
- 2 December 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 59 (23), 2965-2967
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.105813
Abstract
A wire-conductor fabrication method has been developed for Cu–Ag alloys containing 2–60 at. % Ag where high strength and high conductivity conductors are obtained by cold working combined with intermediate heat treatment. The intermediate heat treatment is repeated 3–4 times at 350–450 °C for 1–2 h at appropriate stages of reduction of area. The optimized Cu-16 at. % Ag alloy wire with 99% reduction of area showed a tensile strength of 1000 MPa and an electrical conductivity of 80% IACS at room temperature. This suggests that the wires fabricated may be very promising for high-field pulsed magnet use.Keywords
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